River Plate does not want to play the Copa Libertadores final in Madrid

The management of the River Plate football club opposed holding the return match of the Libertadores Cup final in Madrid, according to the team's official website .

For the first time in history, two clubs from Buenos Aires - River Plate and Boca Juniors - will meet in the final of the Copa Libertadores. A few hours before the return final game, which was scheduled to take place on November 24 at the River Plate stadium, home fans threw improvised means at the Boca bus , as a result of which several players from the visiting team were injured. As a result, the game was postponed indefinitely.

The South American Football Confederation confirmed on Friday that the return match will take place on December 9 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.

"The events leading to the cancellation of the match took place outside the stadium," the statement said. "River Plate regrets this, but the incident is in no way the responsibility of the club. More than 66,000 people waited for eight hours on Saturday, and then returned to the stadium on Sunday, these people are now denied the opportunity to watch the game in person due to the obvious difference in costs and distance."

“It is not clear why the main match of Argentine football cannot be held in the same country at the same time as the G20 summit,” the statement emphasizes. “Argentine football as a whole and the Argentine Football Association cannot and should not allow a handful of aggressive people to prevent the Superclasico from being held in our country ".

The Copa Libertadores has been held since 1960 and is the most prestigious club football tournament in South America. The first match of the final, which took place on November 11, ended with a score of 2:2.

The confrontation between the Boca Juniors and River Plate clubs is considered one of the most important in world football. River Plate is the most titled club in Argentina, having won the national championship 36 times and the Copa Libertadoresthree times . Boca Juniors ranks second in this indicator (33 titles in the national championship, 6 in the Libertadores Cup).